Well, you're just rooting for the clothes. The New York Knicks have acquired not only former star point guard Derrick Rose and former star center Joakim Noah, both with serious injury histories, plus shooting guard Courtney Lee, to play alongside Kristaps Porzingis and Carmelo Anthony. If they stay healthy, the Knicks should be the stronger, more interesting New York team. But the Nets got higher grades (see Tim Bontemps column ) for signing one-time Knicks supernova point guard Jeremy Lin, which is also a great p.r. move. (Surely some Chinese-Americans in Sunset Park will be visiting the Nets' training center there.) Signing of Jeremy Lin big deal for @BrooklynNets . Expect much p.r. (including Sunset Park) A *start* on roster fix. https://t.co/V9VjTYwXIX — Norman Oder (@AYReport) July 1, 2016 That doesn't upgrade the Nets enough--they signed a backup forward, Trevor Booker, and some intriguing rookies--but the season of free agency is not over. And it sure gave Brook...
This watchdog blog, by journalist Norman Oder, covers the project to build the Barclays Center arena and 15-16 towers at a crucial site in Brooklyn. Dubbed Atlantic Yards by developer Forest City Ratner in 2003, it was rebranded Pacific Park Brooklyn in 2014 after Shanghai-based Greenland USA took a majority share. Forest City left in 2018. Eight towers and the arena have been built. After a stall, Cirrus and LCOR in 2025 took over as master developers. A plan to complete the project is pending.